ARRL Web: "Angel of the Seas": Post-Tsunami News Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global Visibility

ARRL Web: "Angel of the Seas": Post-Tsunami News Coverage Raises Ham Radio's Global Visibility:
"NEWINGTON, CT, Jan 4, 2005--

News coverage about Amateur Radio's role in the tsunami relief effort have been widespread and positive. High-profile articles in the past few days have appeared in The Washington Post and the Orlando Sentinel in the US as well as in several South Asian news sources, including The Times of India and The Hindu.
Other media, including Agence France Presse, the Wall Street Journal and MSNBC, also have run reports on the value of Amateur Radio in helping to open lines of communication cut off when the earthquake and tsunami struck December 26. "